An article on science and biblical interpretation caught my eye last week (Oct. 13, 2013) not because Dr. Jason Lisle is a “young earth” creationist (he is the director of research at the Institute of ...

Throughout the history of Christianity, followers of Jesus have earnestly sought to interpret Scripture faithfully and objectively, often believing they were applying rigorous, objective methods to ...

Confused about the difference between exegesis and eisegesis? Unclear about the "hermeneutical spiral"? This A to Z reference book will be a handy guide for those students of biblical interpretation ...

The history of American Bible interpretation can give us some answers. Along with workers worried about their jobs and conspiratorial types worried about a robot takeover, many scholars and pastors ...

Pastor Betty Hanna-Witherspoon, Ebenezer Church, Kansas City, Mo.: This quotation may be built on Jesus’ encounter with Satan as found in Matthew 4:1-11 and Luke 4:1-12. In these passages, Satan uses ...

For many teenagers, opening the Bible can feel like stepping into another world, full of unfamiliar names, ancient customs, and stories that don’t always seem to connect with modern life. Youth ...

The Quaker and Anabaptist traditions approach biblical interpretation differently from most mainstream Christian traditions. While mainstream churches often select isolated texts to justify existing ...